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This Gila Bend, Arizona hotel features unique space-age decor and convenient access to the Painted Rock Monument and the Gatlin Sites Native American Ruins.

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Welcome to the Best Western Space Age Lodge, a full-service hotel offering the best in customer service and accommodations at an affordable rate. Located in the beauty and history of Southern Arizona, this Gila Bend area hotel boasts 41 well-appointed guest rooms all done in a space age theme. Each guest room features pillow top beds, cable satellite television with HBO® and free wireless high-speed Internet access. Enjoy an array of hotel amenities including the on-site Space Age Outer Limits Restaurant, a whirlpool hot tub, business services and meeting facilities accommodating up to 30 people. Pets are always welcome!

The hotel's convenient Interstate 8 location provides guests with easy access to a variety of key attractions including the Painted Rock Monument, the Open Pit Copper Mines and the Oregon Pipe National Park. Spend an afternoon touring the Gila Bend Historic Museum, just one mile from the hotel, or visit the Native America ruins at the Gatlin Site, only three miles away. Guests will also enjoy taking a short day trip up to Phoenix, Arizona to explore the sites and attractions of this major southwest city. Traveling on business? The Best Western Space Age Lodge is minutes away from the Gila River Electric Plant and the Desert Sweet Shrimp Farm. Gila Bend also offers a variety of events throughout the year including Shrimpfest, Dove Hunting, Butterfield Stage Days and several rodeos.

The friendly, helpful staff at the Best Western Space Age Lodge is ready to ensure a fun-filled memorable stay in Gila Bend, Arizona. Make a reservation today and save! Enjoy your stay.

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Pet Policy

Pets allowed based on the availability of pet friendly rooms. We are pet friendly and allow up to two dogs in a rented room. The size limit for any one dog shall be 80 pounds. Other pet types (e.g. cats) may be allowed upon the hotel’s approval prior to arrival. The pet friendly rate is $20 per day with a $100 per week maximum. A refundable cleaning and damage deposit of $50 is required upon check-in. If damage occurs or excessive cleaning is needed, the deposit can become non-refundable and the hotel may charge additionally to cover the costs of repair or cleaning.

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“Not as clean as hoped”

By cwsullivan53

Tucson, Arizona on 18-Mar-18

We had a couple disturbing surprises when we checked into our room. There was a dried wad of chewing gum on one of the bedside tables, and there were hair trimmings from shaving in the soap dish...

This theme related motel had quite different decor. It was clean and comfortable. The front desk check in was very good. It was more expensive than expected but there are few options in Gila Bend as...

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The Best Western Space Age Lodge and Coffee Shop was built in 1964. It is a unique and "way out" place to stay and dine. In addition, it is one of the first properties to carry the Best Western name.
Al Stovall, a past president of Best Western, was the original owner and designer, and was inspired in the design by his affiliation with the newly formed Space program. He owned a copper mine and a plastic factory, which made his ability to create special designs and implement a variety of creative interior and exterior decorations a cinch. Many of the lamps, room dividers and exterior do-dads were made from materials from his mine and factory. Until the renovation in 1996, three satellite replicas, which were ten foot in diameter, sat upon the roof above the rooms at the lodge.
During Al's earlier years he was a supplier of manganese for the government during World War II. This substance was a rare and vital material used in America's submarines. This was the beginning of Al's friendship with the military, and in future years, the space program. After the Russians launched "Sputnik", he was extremely interested in the new NASA program. His collection of astronaut-signed pictures decorated the walls of the lobby and the coffee shop. These have been returned to the remaining family members, after Mr. Stovall passed away in 1973.
The Lodge & Coffee Shop were renovated in 1996, undergoing a futuristic facelift, using modern materials and a unique design, intergrading hand painted murals of outer space. A spaceship now rests on the top of the lobby. This spaceship is 28 feet in diameter, and 28 foot high. On the inside of the spaceship, looking up from the interior of the lobby, you will see a hand painted three-tiered mural of outer space.
A fire destroyed the coffee shop in 1998. In May of 1999 the new Space Age Outer Limits Restaurant made its debut. A 3 D hand painted mural of a spaceship greets you when you first enter the double door entrance. The architecture generated over 40 years ago has been updated, but the hopes and dreams behind this futuristic appearance remains. Offer the guest everything they need for an overnight stay, throw in a unique environment and the guests will come back, generation after generation.
Thank you for being a guest at the Best Western Space Age Lodge and Coffee Shop.

Public Space ADA Accessible Features:

Accessible parking spaces and signage (car and van)

Accessible parking space that is 96-inches wide with an appropriate access aisle

An accessible route that allows for approaching and entering the hotel